A decent book, that the right reader will be using for twelve whole months – and who can say that about the last book they bought someone? Geared towards the 2025 calendar, as should be obvious, this takes us through the year's celebrations, from New Year's to Christmas, giving us knowledge of all the whys and wherefores, and also tasks for things to do. So we make a basic pinwheel in honour of Jan 26 – International Day of Clean Energy, we celebrate the all-important World Hippo Day, and so on.

Of course, not all days are as forgettable as the International Owl Awareness Day (I mean, how do you make an International Owl more aware, anyway?!), and this clearly works better when it's a long-standing tradition that it's talking about, or when it's related to nature's calendar as a proper olde worlde almanac would be. To that end there are the phases of the moon for every month, and talk of the climate and what the world around us is like. But don't get to thinking this is a heavily detailed, day-by-day thing, for only about five or six days are really looked at in close-up per month, and the book is not light on activities.

It also has to be noted this is a British book for British audiences, and so the nature and eclipses etc won't tally with what some audiences worldwide might be expecting. But the right audience is well served by this, with things to go outside in search of, awareness of other cultural events increased, and a good balance of diverse subjects covered. I did laugh at the stamp on the back demanding we "read me, love me, pass me on" as by then it will be 2026 and this will be much less useful. But you never know, this could have started a healthy annual tradition. I wouldn't be too surprised.

Such an enjoyable, informative book - definitely not just for children! I learnt so much and really enjoyed the short, snappy format.

Jam packed with information - fun facts & trivia, as well as a lot of ethical, sporting and religious events with plenty of other topics spread throughout the book; I found the mix of content very well thought out, definitely something for everyone. There are also plentiful cool activities and simple recipes to try out as well as more information on how you can help the environment for example- all of the content is helpful without being too preachy.

The monthly calendar of events at the start of each chapter/month correlates with some more detailed information in the following pages which was a nice idea.

Each page packed with colourful, engaging illustrations. This is a very easy 5 stars - will certainly be gifting this to some lucky children in the family this Christmas!

Next year’s almanac book from Collins is perfect for all children.

Vibrant illustrations will lead the reader through the year with wonderful, sometimes unknown, days that are celebrated.

We really loved that there were activities we would take part in while reading the book with easy, simple to follow instructions.

A fantastic and fun resource that inspires children and enhances their time management.
Cutely designed as well.

This book is a great way to help children develop a habit in observing the things around them. Each month also features a couple of craft activities to keep the children engaged. This is perfect for LKS2 students.